The European Commission has opened a case against ByteDance, alleging that its TikTok Lite app could be dangerous to children and was launched without submitting the proper documents.

TikTok Lite was first launched in 2019 in Asian test markets. The lighter version of the short video app made its debut in France and Spain last month. In a statement, the EC said ByteDance did so without complying with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

“We suspect that TikTok ‘Lite’ may be as toxic and addictive as ‘light’ cigarettes,” said Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, who is responsible for implementing the DSA.

According to the Commission, ByteDance did not submit a “risk assessment report” required by the DSA of Very Large Online Platforms before launching any new functionality such as TikTok Lite.

Bureaucrats in Brussels are particularly concerned about the app’s “Tasks and Rewards Program,” which allows users to collect points for watching videos, following creators, inviting friends, and more.

ByteDance has said that TikTok Lite, including the rewards program, is not available to minors in the first place and that it will continue discussions with the Commission to resolve the dispute.

The company was given until Tuesday to submit the risk assessment report and until May 3 to come up with other information requested by the EC. The bloc has threatened to fine the company up to 1% of its total annual revenue if it doesn’t comply.

This is the EC’s second investigation into TikTok. The first, launched in February, is investigating whether ByteDance violated the DSA in relation to the protection of minors, ad transparency, “data access for researchers” and “managing the risk of addictive design and harmful content”.

On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden signed into law a $95 billion foreign aid bill that included a proposal to force ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American owner within nine months. The company has said it will challenge the law in court as unconstitutional.